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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How common does Dawkins say doubt about evolution is?
(a) He says it's nonexistent.
(b) He says it's common.
(c) He says it's rare.
(d) He says it's in everyone.

2. What shape does the author say water molecules in space make?
(a) Octagonal.
(b) Spiral.
(c) Round.
(d) Elliptical.

3. What apparently selfish act of the penguin does the author describe?
(a) Hiding behind other penguins when a predator is spotted.
(b) Stealing food from a baby penguin's mouth.
(c) Stealing other penguins' eggs.
(d) Shoving each other to see who will fall off a cliff.

4. What would molecules that grouped and built protective walls around themselves become?
(a) Animals.
(b) Inorganic materials.
(c) Plants.
(d) Single-celled organisms.

5. Does the author believe that all people should act selfishly?
(a) No, he believes people should try to overcome selfish natural tendancies.
(b) Yes, he believes that selfish behavior is natural and therefore good, despite negative results.
(c) Yes, he believes selfish behavior has positive results.
(d) No, and he believes people will not naturally act selfishly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dawkins postulate would preserve a gene forever?

2. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, what represents a gene?

3. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, how many books are on the bookshelf?

4. In Dawkins' discussion, what does he consider alleles to be, relative to genes?

5. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, what does the bookshelf represent?

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